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CONSENT AGENDA INDIAN RIVER COUNTY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PURCHASING DIVISION DATE: July 26, 2023 TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THROUGH: John Titkanich, County Administrator Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager SUBJECT: Second Amendment to Supplemental Building Inspector Services Agreement with M.T. Causley, LLC BACKGROUND: On September 19, 2017, the Board waived the requirement for bids and approved an agreement with M.T. Causley, LLC ("M.T. Causley") for supplemental building inspector services. Since 2014, the need for qualified inspectors has led the County, like many other agencies, to hire consultants to help complete an increasing volume of building inspections. Other firms are utilized for these services, but M.T. Causley has been providing the most consistent staff and service. DISCUSSION• The term of the original agreement was one year. On August 14, 2018, the Board approved a two-year renewal to the agreement, which noted the rates could be raised in accordance with the Consumer Price Index ("CPI") after the first year, with a cap to the increase of 5%. No increase was requested for that second year of the renewal term. The first amendment to the agreement was approved by the Board on August 18, 2020, which included an increase to hourly rates, and extended the term another year. On September 21, 2021, the Board approved an extension to the agreement through September 1, 2023. No change to rates was requested by M.T. Causley. The consultant has now requested a modification to the rates of the agreement. Staff feels the new rates to be justified, as the consultant has held its current rates for nearly three years without requesting an increase, during times when annual increases to the CPI were as high as 9.8%. Further, staff and the consultant have agreed to replace the CPI clause in the agreement with an annual negotiation clause. 182